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Medical Hypotheses, 2020 There must be pathophysiological reason why "cold" viruses like SARS-CoV-2 show proclivity to nasal cavity, oral cavity, pharyngeal cavity and upper airways which have lower temperature than core body temperature. Henceforth, facemasks' "therapeutic" role against SARS-CoV-2 must be explored because personal "therapeutic" environments may get created ...
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PLoS ONE, 2010 On June 11, 2009, the World Health Organization declared the outbreak of novel influenza A (H1N1) a pandemic. With limited supplies of antivirals and vaccines, countries and individuals are looking at other ways to reduce the spread of pandemic (H1N1 ...
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Laryngoscope Investigative Otolaryngology, 2021 Objective/Hypothesis Investigate potential problems in the daily life communication of cochlear implant (CI) patients due to the widespread use of face masks in public places during the COVID‐19 pandemic. Study design Prospective survey study.
Nienke C. Homans, Jantien L. Vroegop
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Individual and population level protection from particulate matter exposure by wearing facemasks
Environment International, 2021 Because of the severe air pollution in northern China, facemasks have gained popularity in this area in recent years. Although the results of previous studies have shown the effectiveness of wearing facemasks for intercepting particles, the individual ...
Huizhong Shen +11 more
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COVID-19 Preventative Measures: Do-It-Yourself Cloth Face Coverings (Mandarin Chinese)
EDIS, 2020 This is the Mandarin Chinese translation of FSHN20-31/FS373: COVID-19 Preventative Measures: Do-It-Yourself Cloth Face Coverings. It provides guidance for making and caring for facemasks.
Natalie Seymour +4 more
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COVID-19 Preventative Measures: Do-It-Yourself Cloth Face Coverings
EDIS, 2020 This one-page full-color handout depicts essential components of face coverings for non-medical use and includes the following information: • Cloth face cover designs • Selecting Fabric • Caring for a Cloth Face Covering • Sewing Cloth Face ...
Michelle D. Danyluk +4 more
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Diathermy smoke: a risk to perioperative practitioners? [PDF]
, 2014 The use of diathermy as a cautery device is common practice in perioperative environment, however issues relating to the health and safety of the smoke produced through the vaporisation of tissue may still not be recognised by practitioners.
Brown, Steven, Dunn, Lynda
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Check the gap: Facemask performance and exhaled aerosol distributions around the wearer.
PLoS ONE, 2020 Current facemask research focuses on material characterization and efficiency; however, facemasks are often not tested such that aerosol distributions are evaluated from the gaps in the sides, bottom, and nose areas. Poor evaluation methods could lead to
Emily L Kolewe +3 more
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Face masks for the public during Covid-19: an appeal for caution in policy [PDF]
, 2020 As the Covid-19 crisis deepens, some researchers have argued for the widespread routine use of face masks in community settings, despite acknowledged gaps in the evidence base for the effectiveness of such a measure.
Dingwall, Robert +2 more
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The impact of facemasks on emotion recognition, trust attribution and re-identification
Scientific Reports, 2021 Covid-19 pandemics has fostered a pervasive use of facemasks all around the world. While they help in preventing infection, there are concerns related to the possible impact of facemasks on social communication. The present study investigates how emotion
Marco Marini +4 more
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